Selectmen decided to grant each resident who wants to address the board with a question or comment at least two minutes to do so.

Gary Daugherty, the interim town manager, suggested to the board that residents could come to Town Hall before the meeting with prepared questions before noon on Friday, when the board's agenda is prepared.

"We may identify an issue and say, 'You need more than a couple of minutes' " Daugherty said.

Selectman Brian Herr said members of the media should be allowed to ask questions of selectmen after residents got their chance. The rest of the board agreed.

The board also attempted to try and find a way to get a better handle on future legal fees the town pays, by shoring up its policy regarding the use of legal assistance. Those changes included a provision that any request for legal assistance first had to be evaluated and approved by selectmen.

Also, selectmen would review any potential payments made to lawyers representing the town. The board also requested that town lawyers update selectmen every four months on all pending cases involving the town.

In other action, the board reappointed Ron Eldridge and Joseph Karner to three-year terms on the Appropriations Committee.

Daugherty also told the board he received a letter from the state Highway Department informing the town that portions of the bridge that runs over the Sudbury River on Rte. 85 to Hopkinton and Southborough would soon be removed and replaced.

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